Prickly Pear BBQ Sauce

AZRP

The prickly pear cactus fruits are ripe so I picked about three gallons of them.



Quartered them, covered with water, and simmered them for a few hours.




Strained out the the juice.



Then reduced the juice down to 1 cup and added seasonings and lemon juice to make a decent BBQ sauce. Kim makes jelly from these and I have brewed some really good beer with them. -RP

FlaPoolman

WOW between you and Zippy I'm gonna feel guilty going to the grocery store.

Big'un

How do you know when they're ripe? I've seen huge cactus stands covered with those, and they just rot. I would appreciate some more info so I can harvest them. Thanks!

Beli

Now............RP this is called CREATIVITY & INNOVATION.........Congratulations!!!!!

Grandpas Grub

Looks fantastic, but Kim seems to be doing all the work. :laugh:

Kent

AZRP

When they are red all through the middle, and when you squeeze them with tongs they burst with juice. -RP

AZRP

As it should be. -RP

TomM24

Wow what color! I'm looking forward to it in action,

Grandpas Grub

:laugh: Ouch! Oh, thanks a lot!!!

My wife just smacked me and said tell Randy that's for Kim.

I said 'it wasn't me, I'm just readin' then she said, 'if she wasn't looking at the pictures that 'I would have probably have mead some kind of smart remark in agreement'.

You guys have a great weekend over there - looks like great stuff you guys are making there.

GG

AZRP

We had it on wings the other night and I'm taking it to the IL fest in two weeks to use on some wings there. -RP